tools. Today, data modeling tools are used in most system development projects. If
an application is to be built for a business area, then it is very probable that a data
model will be created for it. Such data models contain a great deal of the metadata
needed for the Business Rules Repository. Indeed, it is assumed here that a data model
of the business area exists, and that the metadata from this model must be imported
into the Business Rules Repository.
The Table Entity
The Business Rules Repository is itself a database, and as such it needs to be designed
by first building a data model, and then implementing that data model as a physical
database. The most basic construct needed in the Repository data model is something
to hold information about ...